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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]A friend of mine attended years ago. It had a rep for being for kids who needed extra help. She did not need that, so I am not sure why she went.

She found the school a bit too easy and transferred back to public. She was accepted at an excellent college. [/quote]

This has been addressed already in this and other threads. This reputation is out dated. SAES is one of the only schools in the area whose mission it is to take a broad spectrum of learners to foster a diverse learning community. The school regularly sends graduates to just as diverse a selection of colleges and universities, with those on the honors track regularly attending schools from the Ivy League and the top SLACs.  The St. Andrew’s of today owes much to its history, but it is not the same school it was just 7 to 10 years ago. Read about it in the many positive threads here, on its web site and - most important - visit and assess for yourself.  It is a truly entrepreneurial educational environment and the families that choose it understand and value its dedication to mission and excellence.  [/quote]
If they were hand held that much, then they should be going to top colleges, no?  More should be going, not less.

Public school kids aren't hand held, and many get into those top colleges. Imagine if all the public school kids were hand held as much as private school kids. How many more of them would end up at top colleges? 
Would those same private school kids be able to hack it in a large public school and still attend top colleges?[/quote]

If the above poster thinks s/he is sharing some new insight here or casting a dispersion on private school kids, not so.   Everyone knows that private high schools do more hand holding if you will.   And I've got news for you, so do top liberal arts colleges (which is why one of my private school kids did not want to go to one; he wanted to be a in place where things were kids had to fend more for themselves) and sometimes even top private universities probably hold hands sometimes a bit more than big state schools.   No one doubts that many kids in many public school could do better in college placements if they attended private schools -- not just for these reasons, but because of better guidance counselors, more carefully worded teacher recommendations, etc.  All that said, while self-reliance is an excellent skill to develop, it is not the only skill that matters.  If you have smaller classes, teachers who are not spread so thin, counselors, peers and administrators who support a kid but also make known their high expectations of effort, many kids will try harder, learn more, and be better academically prepared for college.  Not every kid -- some kids are incredibly self motivated in public schools and, by the way, some are like that in private schools too and don't need the hand holding if you will -- but there are many reasons why private schools place a hugely disproportionate share of kids in the most selective colleges, and it isn't all explained by legacy favoritism.   [/quote]

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